Chapter 249: Just a Favor
Chapter 250: Just a Favor
That evening, Conan and I went to the police station together. Since we were the only ones who knew about the incident, Ayumi was kept at home by Officer Megure. After notifying Ayumi's parents, we were taken to the police station. The children and Shiho went home separately, and they were not involved. However, because we had to take statements, Conan and I did not return home until the evening. Xiaolan, who had already known about the incident, did not scold us for returning late. The night passed by harmoniously.

"Who did you meet up with this weekend?" At night, after we had both taken a shower and were lying on each other's beds, Conan asked me while looking at the Sherlock Holmes book in his hand that he would never finish reading.

"A friend." I was lying on the other bed, flipping through my phone.

"Friends?" Conan asked when he saw that I was unwilling to elaborate. "Are you friends with people from outside forces?"

"Guess." I said calmly.

"...Kaito Kidd?"

"Ah?" I raised my eyebrows. "Why did you think of him?"

"Guess." Conan seemed to have an idea and replied to me with a chuckle.

"Tsk... whatever." I ignored him and continued to flip through my phone. If I said one more word at this moment, it might reveal my emotions. That would really expose me. But how did he connect me with Kaito?

"Two days ago, when Kaito Kidd stole the Egg of Memory, someone tried to shoot him. That person should be Scoobing, right?" Conan seemed to have guessed what I was thinking, and continued to ask. "But when I was tracking Kidd, I heard another gunshot coming from a building. That person should be you, right?"

“How come you see?”

"In order to steal the egg, Kaito Kidd shut down the electricity in the whole of Osaka. In the moonlight, his white suit and glider are particularly conspicuous. If the man on the building wanted to snipe Kidd, there was no need to fire a flare. The only reason to fire a flare was to use the strong light to search for other people nearby." Conan analyzed. "It turns out that the flare did expose the position of Scoob, so the two sides had a gunfight. As far as I know, Kaito Kidd has never had a real gun battle during his thefts. At most, he only had a poker gun in his hand."

"Then what does this have to do with me?"

"Lan told me that you met them at Rongbashi around four o'clock, and then left very quickly, at about five o'clock. But when you returned to the art museum, you happened to see Natsumi Kosaka. I have already been confirmed by Natsumi Kosaka. So, where did you go during the two hours in between?"

"Didn't I tell you that I went to buy some local specialties for Ai?" I was speechless about Conan's analysis. The exact time was asked clearly and without any mistakes.

"Does it take you an entire afternoon and two hours to buy special products for Huibara?" Conan pressed. "I say, is it that difficult for you to admit a fact?"

"Uh... okay, okay, I surrender, I surrender." I put down my phone and raised my hands. "The person on the roof was indeed me."

"Why did you save him?" Conan continued to ask when he saw that I relaxed.

"For the egg of memory in his hand." One trap was overturned, and I buried another lie.

"Egg of memories? What do you want that for?" Conan was puzzled.

"Remember the mission I showed you?"

"Yeah." Conan nodded. "Did you answer that?"

"Pah, how is that possible." I spat at Conan. "I found out about that mission before I showed it to you. It just so happened that I also learned that the egg was at Suzuki's house. You also know the relationship between Sonoko and Xiaolan. So when it comes to her life safety, I'm more careful. I want to save the egg and get rid of the killer who might threaten Sonoko's life. That's Scoobing." I didn't look at Conan, but just flipped through my phone to prevent him from seeing anything from my expression.

"...Forget it, I'll believe you reluctantly." After a long time, Conan saw that I didn't panic at all, so he gave up worrying about it.

"Kudou, what's wrong with you lately?" I don't know where I got the courage to ask. "You've been indulging me in a lot of things lately, what's wrong? Have you figured it out?"

"Not really." Conan rolled his eyes at me. "I'm just returning the favor."

"Huh?" I was instantly stunned by Conan's words.

"You originally wanted to take back the egg from Kaito Kid, but you accidentally saved him. After you came back, you saved the pigeon. So when you went to the Kosaka family castle to steal the treasure, Kid came here." Conan said slowly with his head down.

"Oh?"

"Just as the fortune stick said, my identity was almost known to Xiaolan. If Kid hadn't disguised himself as me to help me out, I would have been exposed that day."

"...So?" "That day, Kid said this." Conan recalled. "If it weren't for you, I might have died."

"you?"

"He seems to have known about you."

"Hey..."

"But he chose to remain silent. He chose to help me. Perhaps part of this was due to you. Although it was a coincidence, he chose to repay this favor in such a risky way. How could I be stingy?"

"So you..." Looking at Conan's expression, I was thinking.

"Well, as long as you don't kill people or rob graves, I'll turn a blind eye." Conan said with a dry cough. "That's why I guess that this time it was Kaito Kidd who asked you out, and he wanted to find a chance to repay the favor."

"Heh, heh." My mouth twitched slightly at Conan's guess. It was true that I went to find Kaito, but it was a pity that I was helping him solve his problems this time. Of course, on the surface, no matter what Conan guessed, I would not let go. Otherwise, things would be very troublesome later.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

Weekend. Ayumi, who has recovered, and the children, including Shiho, all rushed to the police station to give their testimony about the castle. Of course, I had already explained the situation to Officer Megure and rushed to Ekoda High School early in the morning. Today is the weekend, so the students are on holiday, but the place Kaito and I agreed to meet is here. Because we have to face Hongzi, this empty and deserted place is more suitable.

When I got here, the security guard at the gate was already fast asleep in the guard room. I guess Kaito had drugged him. Kaito was sitting on the main entrance staircase of the teaching building and waved to me.

"So early?" I greeted.

"Hey, it's better to deal with all the small troubles first." Kaito handed me a bottle of water.

"You're quite proactive." I took the water bottle and took a sip. "The great detective has been indulging me these past two days. The reason he let me out was that he thought you wanted to repay the favor of stealing the Egg of Memory last time. Now he thinks I came out because you want to repay me. What are you going to do?" I briefly explained the recent situation to Kaito.

"Hey... it's really a coincidence. No wonder I didn't bother you to steal the treasure." Kaito thought for a moment and suddenly realized. "Well... I have some things here. This is what I did when I stole the gems some time ago. As a result, I found a lot of evidence of the dirty hands of those rich people and the hiding places of some dirty things." As he said, Kaito snapped his fingers, and a USB flash drive fell into my hands. "As for whether you collected those dirty things or let the great detective deal with them, I don't care."

"Hey, you're quite good at handling tasks." I played with the USB flash drive in my hand. I smiled at Kaito. What should I do with these materials? I think I will probably give it to Conan, after all, he is good at handling such things. Of course, this is only after I take away the dirty things. With these economic incomes, Shoulang's urgent needs are basically solved. As for the economic problems in the later period, it depends on Shoulang's capital turnover and management ability. And this trip can be regarded as having something to deal with.

Click! ! !
Kaito and I were talking when suddenly a loud noise came to my ears. I stood up and looked up at the sky. The whole sky darkened in an instant, and red lightning flashed through the dark clouds. It seemed as if even the air was still. Soon, a red figure descended from the top of the teaching building.

The crimson cape fluttered without wind. The red and black witch costume showed Hongzi's enchanting figure to the fullest. Add to that the long crimson hair and the golden snake crown on her head, and this mysterious girl was filled with temptation and mystery.

"What a grand appearance." A devilish sneer crossed my lips. "Looks like we're going to have some fun this time."

"Kaito, stay away from that devil." Seeing that I was very close to Kaito, Hongzi's eyes showed a trace of disgust. She was afraid that I, the devil, would swallow Kaito whole.

"So, this child is my cousin, how could he be a devil?" Kaito explained helplessly when facing Hongzi who was about to get angry.

"Kaito, you need to leave here first." I didn't give Kaito a chance to defend me, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of my mouth. "Let me play with this witch."

"Well... well, be careful." Kaito saw my smile and knew what I was thinking. "Also, don't forget our agreement, don't kill her." Without further ado, Kaito ran towards the school gate and disappeared the moment he walked out of the school gate.

"Space barrier?" Watching Kaito disappear at the school gate in an instant, I also knew that Hongzi had already set up a barrier here. Fortunately, I read a lot of research summaries of so-called experts and scholars on magic before I came here. Although I know that those people are making up nonsense, when facing the orthodox magic inheritors, I am not illiterate and can't even pronounce some common magic names. Even if they are different from the orthodox names, I can guess their functions. And now, I believe there should be only two of us left in the entire campus.

"I say, Miss Witch, why do you always target me? Have I offended you in any way?" I spread my hands towards Hongzi in a relaxed tone.

"You didn't offend me, but your mistake was that you shouldn't have gotten too close to Kaito." Hongzi took light steps and jumped down from the roof of the teaching building. The moment she landed, a complex scarlet magic circle lit up under her feet and she landed lightly on the ground.

"I'm telling you, Kaito and I are friends, why can't I get closer to him?" I couldn't help but sneer at Hongzi's somewhat strong reason. "Besides, I don't even know your name, and you're exaggerating by saying that I'm a demon... I'm just a kid."

"A kid? Can a kid scare Lucifer to death with just one sentence?" Hongzi's face looked a little angry. "Don't pretend. I know everything from Lucifer."

"!!!" Hongzi's words made my pupils shrink slightly, and the murderous intent in my eyes was revealed instantly. Could it be that Lucifer knew that I came from another world? If this is true... Then I think I can only leave Hongzi here forever!
(End of this chapter)